Gate-latch lift.



M. SARVALLA z C. NEUMAN.

` GATE LATCH LIFT. APPLICATION FILEDy JUNE l1, 1913.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914,

UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE. i

MATTI SARVALLA .AND CHARLES NUMAN, OF DE KALB, ILLINOIS.

GATE-LATCH LIFT.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, MATTI SARVALLA and CHARLES NEUMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at De Kalb, in the county of Dekalb, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-Latch Lifts; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ,gate latches and has for an object to provide a novel latch lift which may be operated from either side of the gate without inserting the hand through the gate or over the gate.

A further object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple latch lift which may be constructed of a few parts that may be made at minimum cost and will not easily get out of order.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination Yof parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modicat-ions may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention Figure 1 is a plan view showing the. application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thef .gate latch. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on the line 4 4 Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates a gate of that type which swings both ways upon its hinges.

The gate latch comprising the subject- ,y

matter of this invention includes a split ring clamp the halves 11 and 12 of which are bolted together as shown at 13. The member 11 of the clamp is provided with a series of three hinge lugs 14, 15 and 16 throughI which a pintle 17 is passed. On the top edges of the outer lugs 14 and 16 are formed vrecesses 18 and 19 the end walls of which Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application led June 11, 1913.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

serial No. 773,051.

by the gate is normally held from swinging open in either direction.

For operating the locking ears from either side of the gate we provide a handle lever 26 which is centrally offset as shown at 27 with resultant shoulders 28 and 29, the ends 30 and 31 o-f the lever being substantially spaced and in alinement with each other. The lever is pivoted upon the lower edge of the center hinge lug 15 by means of a pivot pin 32 passed through the center of the offset 27 and into the hinge lug. Formed integral with the upper front edge of the lever on opposite sides of the pivot are lugs 33 `and 34 which normally engage with corresponding lugs 35 and 36 on the ears 20 and 21. By now referring to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the lever may be operated from either side of the gate to cause the gate to swing open in the direction the operator is going. As an example, suppose that the operator wishes to pass through the gate in the direction of the arrow head. The end 30 of the lever is grasped and rocked until the shoulder 28 contacts with the member 11 of the clamp. Such rocking of the lever will rock upwardly the ear 21 by virtue of the vlug 34 of the lever moving the corresponding lug 35 of the ear forwardly. The gate is thus free to rock open and permit of the operator passing through. To pass through the gate from a direction opposite to the arrow head, the end 31 of the lever is rocked until the shoulder 29 contacts with the member 11 thereby raising the ear 20 and freeing the gate for opening in this direction.

From the above description it will be seen that we have provided an extremely simple and inexpensive latch opener of the class described which may be constructed of a few parts that will not easily get out of order.

What is claimed, is

1. A gate latch including an attaching member, a pair of vertically rocking ears hingedly secured independently of each other to said member and disposed to project in the path of swinging movement of the gate in either direction, a lever centrally pivoted to said member between said ears and adapted to swing horizontally beneath and to Contact with said ears independently of each other, rocking of said lever from either end serving to raise the ear on the opposite side of the pivot from said end out of the path of movement of the gate.

2. A gate latch including an attaching member, a pair ot' vertically rockable ears hingedly secured independently of each other to said member and disposed to project in the path of swinging movement of the gate in either direction, lugs depending from said ears, a horizontally swinging lever pivoted centrally to said member between said ears and upstanding lugs on said lever engageable with respective lugs of said ears, rocking movementof said lever from either end serving through the engagement of the ear and lever lugs to raise the ear on the opposite side of the lever pivot from said end out of the path of movement of said gate.

ln testimony whereof, we aix our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses.

MATTI SARVALLA. CHARLES NEUMAN.

Witnesses:

MARGARET PENNY, JULIUs E. MATTEsoN.

Copies of 'this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

